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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Alka Sarin, Ramesh Chander Dimri, JJ
Vijay Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of murder and assault charges. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. procedural history and trial court outcomes. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. parties' contentions regarding testimonial reliability. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. legal definitions and mens rea for murder under ipc. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 16) |
| 5. evaluation of ocular testimony corroborated by medical evidence. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 6. impact of defective investigation on prosecution credibility. (Para 18 , 19) |
| 7. admissibility and credibility of related witnesses. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 8. confirmation of conviction and dismissal of appeal. (Para 25 , 27) |
1. Through the present appeal, the appellant/accused (for brevity, “appellant”) challenges a judgment of conviction dated 11.07.2016 and an order of sentence dated 12.07.2016 passed in Sessions Case No.175 of 2015 titled as “State Vs. Vijay Kumar alias Neetu”, arising out of an FIR No.82 dated 01.08.2015 under Sections 302, 307, 323, 324 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity, ‘1860 Code’) registered at Police Station Longowal, through which, the appellant was convicted under the said sections and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life with a direction to
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